North Korea

  • Aug 14, 2013
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Revised ideology endorses Kim's succession

North Korea's ruling Workers' Party has, for the first time in 39 years, revised and renamed its...

North Korea
  • Jul 15, 2013
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Economic reform may be coming to North Korea at last

North Korea is North-east Asia's poorest state by far. Nonetheless, for decades its leadership...

North Korea
  • Jul 12, 2013
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North Korea's reviving economy defies sanctions

Estimates of North Korea's GDP growth published by the Bank of Korea (BoK) today indicate that...

North Korea
  • Jul 5, 2013
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Pyongyang may be ready to bargain over Kaesong

Pyongyang last night accepted an offer from Seoul to begin working-level talks on the future of...

North Korea
  • Jun 28, 2013
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Beijing and Seoul's actions belie words on North Korea

South Korea's Park met Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing yesterday.

China
  • Jun 20, 2013
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Intelligence agency scandal casts shadow over Park

The ruling Saenuri Party and main opposition Democratic Party today agreed to launch a...

South Korea
  • Jun 17, 2013
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Talking to Pyongyang may be Washington's only option

Pyongyang yesterday proposed dialogue with Washington on "regional peace", but said it would not...

North Korea
  • Jun 13, 2013
  • 6 min read

Pyongyang's six-party talks offer rings hollow

Senior North Korean leader Choe Yong-hae, on his recent visit to China, stated that Pyongyang was...

North Korea